Spotify Mixtape: February 2018By Emily BorchersLove is in the air! ♥ For this month we've created a smile-inducing, body-moving, mood-boosting playlist! It's full of tunes from our Lucas Artists Composer Fellows that are bound to make you happy--from the electronic dance music of Sandunes to the mellow surf-rock of Sonny & the Sunsets. Give it a listen and pass it on to someone you love to spread the happiness!​Listen Here >>​

Spotify Mixtape: December 2017By Emily BorchersTired of the same-old holiday tunes on the radio? Well we've got a present for you, a holiday appropriate all-jazz playlist! Perfect for all your holiday activities—from baking, to wrapping presents, to simply sipping hot cocoa—this playlist is chocked full of jazz music from LAP fellows like Ray Anderson and Marcus Shelby.Listen Here >>

Spotify Mixtape: November 2017By Emily BorchersWith the start of November means Thanksgiving is just around the corner with its endless amounts of food and stress. So to help calm your nerves (so you can make it to pie), I've put together a playlist packed full of rock music, from Kim Gordon's alt. rock to Sonny & The Sunsets' mellow indie rock. Just like the tryptophan in the turkey making you sleepy, this music will gradually lull you to a meditative calmness.​​Listen Here >>

Spotify Mixtape: October 2017By Emily BorchersThis October marks the beginning of the LAP's Spotify Mixtape Series and in honor of Halloween, we've put together something extra creepy. Featuring pieces from classical, atmospheric, and experimental LAP Composer fellows, this playlist is meant to give you the best kind of the heebie-jeebies.​Listen Here >>

Open Access: August and SeptemberBy Donna Conwell, LAP CuratorOne of the most exciting aspects of bringing artists from different disciplines together at the Lucas Artists Program is observing how, hunkered down and deep in conversation around the table, a kind of alchemy can take place: ideas cross pollinate and plans for collective experimentation emerge. On Friday August 25, 2017, we gathered for a public program in Montalvo’s Italianate Garden in association with Montalvo’s latest outdoor exhibition Now Hear This! An Exercise in Listening.Read More >>

Announcing New Spotify Playlist for NOW HEAR THIS!​By Emily Borchers​Curatorial assistant intern Emily Borchers has put together a Spotify playlist to accompany Montalvo's latest outdoor exhibition Now Hear This! Featuring the work of artists included in the exhibition, this diverse and varied playlist is intended to be relaxing and atmospheric.​Listen Here >>